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obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement, no matter what the cost to the economy or to american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said, quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single most important political goal along with every active republican in the country. >> in all the details, all the issues we have about last night, a lot of journalists have it with what was said in this convention especially by paul ryan in his vice presidential acceptance speech, mayor, was this claim that they were with obama from the beginning. they were rooting with this guy from the sidelines, open to cooperate with him and we know that romney was running for president again from the very day he lost last night. it's now on t
obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement, no matter what the cost to the economy or to american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said, quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single...
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brewer endorsed president obama inadvertently. >> i know that if president obama is elected in november, which i hope he is, that we'll be able to come together with all of us and come up with a solution. and i believe he will secure our borders. and therefore we can resolve all those other issues as a simple matter. >> wow. that would be quite a shift in opinion after this well-known tarmac moment between governor brewer there and president obama. a spokesperson stepped up in that case as well to clean up the mess. also, look at the pointing finger there. also when president obama weighed in on how mitt romney's business experience would play into the responsibilities of being president. >> if you're a head of a large private equity firm or hedge fund, your job is to make money. it's not to create jobs. that doesn't necessarily make you qualified to think about the economy as a whole, because as president my job is to think about the workers. my job is to think about communities where jobs have been outsourced. >> so you can't lead a country as if you're the ceo of a big business. anyw
brewer endorsed president obama inadvertently. >> i know that if president obama is elected in november, which i hope he is, that we'll be able to come together with all of us and come up with a solution. and i believe he will secure our borders. and therefore we can resolve all those other issues as a simple matter. >> wow. that would be quite a shift in opinion after this well-known tarmac moment between governor brewer there and president obama. a spokesperson stepped up in that...
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and obama's highs are less high. so it's still a struggle, i agree, but i think what obama has been able to do is say, look, i'm not giving you sugar high morni in america. i'm telling you we're gritt back to thesi, rld america, and i know it's tough, but that is finally a different kind omessage. people realize that reagan's recovery was the sugar high, and we still had to deal with its debt. >> we, the question i have -- first of all, i'm not sure you're right because paul vor anthair by jimmy carter and he began squeezing the money supply under carter, i know about it, i was there. >> but the recession started in '81. >> you call the misy index. the strongest element is the unemployment rate up around 8.3%. inatiodoesn'helpet d ofolalf it isn't around. nobody gives you credit for not having inflation. they give you anger if you have -- >> but they were predicting it. every right wing economist was predictinghyperinflation by now because of debt. we have a probl of deflatio but i'm just sing if -- pple doacth ty ac
and obama's highs are less high. so it's still a struggle, i agree, but i think what obama has been able to do is say, look, i'm not giving you sugar high morni in america. i'm telling you we're gritt back to thesi, rld america, and i know it's tough, but that is finally a different kind omessage. people realize that reagan's recovery was the sugar high, and we still had to deal with its debt. >> we, the question i have -- first of all, i'm not sure you're right because paul vor anthair...
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this came up in 2008 and obama was elected. to bring it up now, it's going to feel like old news. >> how are obama's people going to exploit this? >> i don't think the president benefits from an extended conversation about reverend wright. i think most voters think not only has it been litigated, they think it's racist. the people making the decision about this election wouldn't be persuaded by this, they would be offended by this. recent it was seriously considered is it was a bunch of rich fools sitting there thinking what can they do? >> in the proposed talks of jeremiah wright. >> i've been disappointed in the president's campaign to date which has been focused on character assassination. i just think we're wiser to talk about the issues of the day, what we do to get america working again and talk about our respe respective records, and so with that, i certainly hope that you get a chance to see our first ad. that will come up, i think, in a couple of days. it will be a positive ad about the things i would do if i were pres
this came up in 2008 and obama was elected. to bring it up now, it's going to feel like old news. >> how are obama's people going to exploit this? >> i don't think the president benefits from an extended conversation about reverend wright. i think most voters think not only has it been litigated, they think it's racist. the people making the decision about this election wouldn't be persuaded by this, they would be offended by this. recent it was seriously considered is it was a...
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barack obama won in 2008. i think whoever wins columbus this time around will once again win the buckeye state. >> let's say romney takes ohio, then what's the president's path to victory. >> then he almost has to run the table on the other states. his path to victory becomes much narrower. he has to win in colorado, win in nevada, win in iowa, win in new hampshire. it becomes harder for him. maybe we could win out in the west, maybe in virginia. but you take ohio off the map and all of a sudden it becomes harder for president obama and much harder for mitt romney. >> what's our sense going on? what we seen the president do, he's been pounding hard on the auto industry. a lot of people didn't know just how much jobs depend on the auto industry in ohio. we're used to talking about michigan. what's playing there? do we have a sense of it there? >> in addition to the auto industry, he's been playing up the demographic you cited. suburban women particularly in the columbus area, in the cincinnati area. also in the
barack obama won in 2008. i think whoever wins columbus this time around will once again win the buckeye state. >> let's say romney takes ohio, then what's the president's path to victory. >> then he almost has to run the table on the other states. his path to victory becomes much narrower. he has to win in colorado, win in nevada, win in iowa, win in new hampshire. it becomes harder for him. maybe we could win out in the west, maybe in virginia. but you take ohio off the map and...
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and barack obama didn't challenge him much in the first debate. so he came across fairly likable because he didn't get that part of his personality going. in this debate barack obama did the same thing that rick perry did in previous debates saying you're wrong about that and that's not what's in your record and he does not like that. there's a ceo quality to him. where he tells the president you'll get a chance to finish. i'm the ceo and you shut uch because life spent my life giving orders not having dialogues face to face. >> alex you will not be surprised to learn that rush limbaugh has an explanation for all of this, that george will's perception that president obama did very well in that debate last night. >> gave it all for the good guys. but she committed an act of journalistic terror or malpractice. what she did last night would have been the equivalent of blowing up her career like a suicide bomber. but there aren't any journalistic standards anymore. and is she going to be praised and celebrated? >> according to rush, candy crowley comm
and barack obama didn't challenge him much in the first debate. so he came across fairly likable because he didn't get that part of his personality going. in this debate barack obama did the same thing that rick perry did in previous debates saying you're wrong about that and that's not what's in your record and he does not like that. there's a ceo quality to him. where he tells the president you'll get a chance to finish. i'm the ceo and you shut uch because life spent my life giving orders...
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i cast my ballot early for barack obama. >> and jay-z is in a new ad for president obama where he talks about the power of voting. >> for so long there was a voice that was silenced out there, you know, as far as exercising your right to vote. i think it was a voice that was silent because people had lost hope, they didn't believe that their voice mattered or counted. he made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people, having someone in office who understands how powerful our voice can be. >> met romney canceled an appearance on "the view" because of scheduling issue, but his wife, ann, will be there on thursday. >>> and if you read only one thing this morning, my must read is also a video from a very, very dedicated dad. so every day from birth to age 21, he took a picture of his son. he put together more than 7500 images into a six minute time lapse sequence that he posted on youtube in late september. well, now it's been seen by more than 800,000 people around the world. it's up on our facebook page. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may he
i cast my ballot early for barack obama. >> and jay-z is in a new ad for president obama where he talks about the power of voting. >> for so long there was a voice that was silenced out there, you know, as far as exercising your right to vote. i think it was a voice that was silent because people had lost hope, they didn't believe that their voice mattered or counted. he made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people, having someone in office who understands how...
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of obama care. i'm not going to have the individual mandate. i'm going to have all these new benes for everybody like pre-existing conditions. i'll give you everything like roosevelt said, i'm going to give you everything the other side will give you and it won't cost you a nickel. isn't that classic romney? how can they blame him for being romney? >> that's right. and i guess the day after that he sort of backpedaled and backed away from that but in some ways the firestorm that ensued from giving some details sort of proved romney's original point, which is that the more details he gives, the more he's going to be a target from the left and the right. but listen, i think we've known for a long time that republicans have been dissatisfied with this candidate, and in some ways he is a candidate without a party. this is a party that seems to be in flux. they have many different tents in this party, the tea party, social ivevangelicals and he's having to juggle all this and it's like trying to wrangle
of obama care. i'm not going to have the individual mandate. i'm going to have all these new benes for everybody like pre-existing conditions. i'll give you everything like roosevelt said, i'm going to give you everything the other side will give you and it won't cost you a nickel. isn't that classic romney? how can they blame him for being romney? >> that's right. and i guess the day after that he sort of backpedaled and backed away from that but in some ways the firestorm that ensued...
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vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe." >> a pep rally for voter turnout. >>> what if your boss told you to vote for mitt romney or else? a group of workers are telling their workers to do just that. do you believe that? 2012? here's a scary trend. a growing list of pro-romney ceos trying to scare their employees by essentially saying if obama wins the election, you should fear for your jobs. let's take a look at some of them. david siegel, the ceo of a florida real estate firm and infamous owner of the largest home in the country. he told employees, quote, if any new taxes are levied on me or my company, as our current president plans, i will have no choice but to reduce the size of the company. and in an e-mail to employees with the subject line, will the u.s. presidential election directly impact your future jobs at asg? ceo arthur allen wrote, quote f we fail as a nation to make the rig
vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe." >> a pep rally for voter turnout. >>> what if your boss told you to vote for mitt romney or else? a group of workers are telling their workers to do just that. do you believe that? 2012? here's a scary trend. a growing list of pro-romney ceos trying to scare their...
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he has the speech tonight that some are saying president obama, then senator obama, had that slightly democratic side 2004. and launchedsed him. that was the year rain. i was there that night. president then senator obama was a poet. chris christie's a bully. there is a huge difference in a bully and a poet to the broad television audience. let's forget the people in the convention center. and forget the party loyalists ask bosses. to john q. and mary q. watching tonight in tv land that was impressed with barack obama, they are going to be looking at him much differently than in that hall tonight. >> great point. the core of barack obama's political appeal as the keynote speaker in that speech was the fact he seemed to rebuke to the nastiness and combativeness of politics. chris christie seems to revel in the nastiness. now it is a question of whether that's what he is going to show to the nation tonight or he's going to be a bit more positive, bit more upbeat. i also think christy tends to excel, you know, the thing he loves to do and thing that made him a youtube star are the town h
he has the speech tonight that some are saying president obama, then senator obama, had that slightly democratic side 2004. and launchedsed him. that was the year rain. i was there that night. president then senator obama was a poet. chris christie's a bully. there is a huge difference in a bully and a poet to the broad television audience. let's forget the people in the convention center. and forget the party loyalists ask bosses. to john q. and mary q. watching tonight in tv land that was...
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in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag. >> let's take a look at the new obama add. >> it is said that character is what we do when we think nobody is looking. mitt romney thought no one is looking when he attacked 47% of americans. it will make cuts to education. so remember what he said and what his plan will do. >> it is a strong add and the point is we, the voters have to keep track of what he says. because he won't. he is always changes his position. i think she is so yesterday i don't think they realize that the entire voting structure is changes. that goes to the question you posed. is there momentum? >> in ohio obama has
in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag. >> let's take a look at the new...
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under barack obama america hasn't been working. the ironic tragedy is that the community organizer who wanted to help those hurt by a plant closing because the president on whose watch more jobs have been lost than anytime since the great depression. in barack obama's government-centered society, the government has to do more because the economy is doomed to do less. because when you attack business and you vilify success, you're going to have less business and less success. then, of course, the debate becomes about how much to extend unemployment insurance because you've guaranteed that there will be millions more unemployed. in barack obama's government-centered society, tax increases not only become a necessity but also a desired tool for social justice. in that world of shrinking means, there's a finite amount of money. as someone said you need to have some taxes to spread the wealth around. in barack obama's government-centered society, government spending always increases because, well, why not? there's always someone who is
under barack obama america hasn't been working. the ironic tragedy is that the community organizer who wanted to help those hurt by a plant closing because the president on whose watch more jobs have been lost than anytime since the great depression. in barack obama's government-centered society, the government has to do more because the economy is doomed to do less. because when you attack business and you vilify success, you're going to have less business and less success. then, of course,...
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and these are people who largely voted for barack obama. and if you go out there and bash barack obama, you're going to make them feel like they did the wrong thing, and no one wants to feel like they were stupid. so they have -- so he says, if we ask people these voters particularly, if obama failed, they say no. if you ask them if they're disappointed in barack obama, they say, well, kinda, that he hasn't turned things around faster. so -- from his own perspective, and this is based on focus groups, he noted, he stuck with this very nuanced way of trying to figure out how to attack barack obama without alienating people who did vote for him. and i think that's right. if you bring this to debate, he'll have a hard time going after the president for that reason. >> well, alicia, there's something to that, because you notice he's been trying to come off a little more moderate in tone. watch this. >> now and then, the president says i'm the grandfather of obamacare. i don't think he meant that as a compliment, but i'll take it. >> translator:
and these are people who largely voted for barack obama. and if you go out there and bash barack obama, you're going to make them feel like they did the wrong thing, and no one wants to feel like they were stupid. so they have -- so he says, if we ask people these voters particularly, if obama failed, they say no. if you ask them if they're disappointed in barack obama, they say, well, kinda, that he hasn't turned things around faster. so -- from his own perspective, and this is based on focus...
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i bet that when obama got the news, he was very happy, too. he's thrilled to see romney transform his campaign in a way at probably had him singing ♪ now you're somebody that i used to know ♪ he concedes that being a shapeless candidate wasn't going to succeed. so he shifted from creating a referendum on obama to a choice between divergent philosophies. he's transformed the race from all about the economy to being about the economy and medicare and a potentially radical restructuring fl society that's been woven into our fabric since jfk was president. romney has gone from playing tennis as a baseliner, to a serve and attackvolleyer. passing shot angles are seen everywhere. the democrats say the ryan plan, which romney now owns, would be the end of medicare as we know it. nearly 50 million americans are on medicare. the government's most popular program. the end of medicaid, food stamps and pell grants could motivate the electorate and make a difference in florida, pennsylvania and ohio. ryan aims to cut taxes for the rich while removing t
i bet that when obama got the news, he was very happy, too. he's thrilled to see romney transform his campaign in a way at probably had him singing ♪ now you're somebody that i used to know ♪ he concedes that being a shapeless candidate wasn't going to succeed. so he shifted from creating a referendum on obama to a choice between divergent philosophies. he's transformed the race from all about the economy to being about the economy and medicare and a potentially radical restructuring fl...
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>> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> that was barack obama's inauguration less than four years ago now and it seemed for a shining moment like america had opened a new chapter in its difficult and frequently shameful history with race. but it wasn't true. even as obama took that oath, researchers were going back through the 2008 election, running through the numbers, running through the polls and finding that far from being a postracial election, it was an usually racial election. tested this in an interesting way. first he ranked areas of the country based on how often they entered racist search terms into google. then compared obama's share of the vote in those areas with john kerry's's share of the vote from the '04 election. just an election cycle ago. he found that obama had lost 3% to 5% of the popular vote compared to what you would have expected from kerry's results or as he put it, obama's race, quote, gave his opponent the equivalent of a home-state advantage countrywise. the racialization of politics continued after the election too. political scientist michael tessl
>> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> that was barack obama's inauguration less than four years ago now and it seemed for a shining moment like america had opened a new chapter in its difficult and frequently shameful history with race. but it wasn't true. even as obama took that oath, researchers were going back through the 2008 election, running through the numbers, running through the polls and finding that far from being a postracial election, it was an usually racial...
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one had mitt romney up, one president obama up. it's a vital state and the the candidates are going to have to fight for it hard. president obama held his 17th ohio campaign rally this evening. today is the last day of voter registration in the buckeye state and the president pushed that message. >> ohio, ooism asking you for your vote. if you're willing to stand with me and work with me, knock on some doors and make some phone calls for me, we'll win franklin county again. we'll win ohio again. we'll win this election again. we'll finish what we started and we'll remind the world why the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. >> mitt romney knows his chances of winning the presidency are slim without ohio, regardless of what the national polls say. romney scheduled multiple events in the state of ohio over the next several days as well as events in other swing states. he was in iowa today making the hard sell for voters to abandon president obama. >> i want to ask you for a commitment. that's for you to find one
one had mitt romney up, one president obama up. it's a vital state and the the candidates are going to have to fight for it hard. president obama held his 17th ohio campaign rally this evening. today is the last day of voter registration in the buckeye state and the president pushed that message. >> ohio, ooism asking you for your vote. if you're willing to stand with me and work with me, knock on some doors and make some phone calls for me, we'll win franklin county again. we'll win ohio...
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obama, 68-54. probably won't be that big again, but they're still betting on it being double digits. it's significant. >> i would just -- i think it's so important what you said and i'll let you go. this is not about -- in 2008 obama didn't get more of a percentage, more young people didn't vote. it was 18, it was more unified behind him one of the big misnomers. >> twice as much. >> but if they're counting on the youth vote this time they're in big trouble because in every poll we see in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll the enthusiasm below all the other groups. almost that. >> apathy is the enemy of the obama camp. but they only need specific states. >> luke and dom, thank you, guys. i like how you coordinate. well con. >> italian irish tie day. >> joining me to talk about the youth vote is call pen, actor, producer and obama campaign co-chair. cal, you're a triple threat, nice title there. you just heard the guys here on the set saying, apathy is your enemy, that enthusiasm among young people
obama, 68-54. probably won't be that big again, but they're still betting on it being double digits. it's significant. >> i would just -- i think it's so important what you said and i'll let you go. this is not about -- in 2008 obama didn't get more of a percentage, more young people didn't vote. it was 18, it was more unified behind him one of the big misnomers. >> twice as much. >> but if they're counting on the youth vote this time they're in big trouble because in every...
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obama has a four-point lead in virginia. pst obama 49, romney 45. next to wisconsin where the poll finds obama up by six. also good news, that's paul ryan's state. 51-45. now finally to colorado. bad news here where it's romney up with a five-point lead in the state. i think the obama people have been counting on this state. we'll be back. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache.
obama has a four-point lead in virginia. pst obama 49, romney 45. next to wisconsin where the poll finds obama up by six. also good news, that's paul ryan's state. 51-45. now finally to colorado. bad news here where it's romney up with a five-point lead in the state. i think the obama people have been counting on this state. we'll be back. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the...
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romney could speak about obama care the way mr. santorum does, not simply as a policy disagreement, but as a threat to our freedom, he would be locking up the nomination." are they right, joe? >> if it was a threat to our freedom, why did the heritage foundation, which is the source of all wisdom for the right wing of the republican party, first come up with mandates? mean, is the heritage foundation a threat to our freedom? was newt gingrich a threat to our freedom when he wanted a mandate? i don't think that argument is going to fly very far when you have a real debate over this. just the way i think that the attack on health care reform is going to falter when people understand better what the health care reform actually is. there are still polls that show that people don't understand what the bill really does. even, you know, two years later. so -- and i think that is the fault of the white house in many ways, but still, we're going to -- if we're going to have a real debate over this, i'm not so sure that being the guy who can
romney could speak about obama care the way mr. santorum does, not simply as a policy disagreement, but as a threat to our freedom, he would be locking up the nomination." are they right, joe? >> if it was a threat to our freedom, why did the heritage foundation, which is the source of all wisdom for the right wing of the republican party, first come up with mandates? mean, is the heritage foundation a threat to our freedom? was newt gingrich a threat to our freedom when he wanted a...
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gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally. >> i'm barack obama and i party. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that guy behind the mask is one hell of a dancer. the performance is suitably entitled "obama works it." that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, your business with j.j. ramberg.
gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally....
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i felt the night had gone well enough for obama before that. that that was not going to be a major blunder for him this time. but then it almost felt like romney partly walked into it by bringing up the 100% comment in his closing. but it also felt like it's a pretty smart strategic way to do it. you can get the final say on this and you know the romney people had cooked up a rebuttal of some sort for obama to bring up the 47%, they had a retort, but he doesn't get to use it. >> they made a mistake. mitt romney won the coin toss as we were told at the beginning and what he chose to do was go first, make the first comment in the debate instead of what he could have chosen was the last comment. he absolutely should have chosen going last. >> and he made several strategic blunders, not only that one, but he brought up let detroit go bankrupt first. he brought up the president's pension plan during a discussion of immigration. of course in the libya moment. he didn't have to say you said those exact words at the moment. there were a lot of strategi
i felt the night had gone well enough for obama before that. that that was not going to be a major blunder for him this time. but then it almost felt like romney partly walked into it by bringing up the 100% comment in his closing. but it also felt like it's a pretty smart strategic way to do it. you can get the final say on this and you know the romney people had cooked up a rebuttal of some sort for obama to bring up the 47%, they had a retort, but he doesn't get to use it. >> they made...
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obama story. it is the lens through which many americans view all of his politics." joining me now is ta-nehisi coates and one of my favorite writers. it's that pleasure to have you here today. >> thank you so much. >> so i have to be honest, i am somewhat petrified about this whole segment. >> don't be scared. it's okay. it's all right. >> and for me, i can't imagine what it's like for politicians and particularly for president obama as he writes this piece to walk this very delicate line between, you know, what needs to be said and what is safe to say. >> yeah. i think that's a big problem and i think it's something that he had to be thinking about when he decided he was going to run for president. early in the piece, i quote one of his polls says basically -- in an interview saying the fact of the matter is a black man cannot be president of the united states given the racial politics and the history of this country. but a young man who happens to be intelligent, but happens to be smart, nice-l
obama story. it is the lens through which many americans view all of his politics." joining me now is ta-nehisi coates and one of my favorite writers. it's that pleasure to have you here today. >> thank you so much. >> so i have to be honest, i am somewhat petrified about this whole segment. >> don't be scared. it's okay. it's all right. >> and for me, i can't imagine what it's like for politicians and particularly for president obama as he writes this piece to walk...
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president obama, three stops, three states. the president will travel to ohio and end with a rally in iowa. the very state where his bid for the oval office began all those years o years ago. mitt romney, five stop, five states. he began in florida, follow stops in virginia, the president following the president in ohio. then his final day in his home away from home, new hampshire. this morning though in florida, governor romney -- capable of bringing about change. >> it comes down to this. do the people want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change finally? >> president obama all weekend on the campaign trail telling supporters that they know him. and he's the one, the only one, that they can trust. >> you may not agree with every decision i've made, michelle doesn't agree with me on everything. you may sometimes be frustrated at the pace of change. i get frustrated at the pace of change sometime, but you know, i say what i mean and i mean what i say. >> both candidates appearing before enormous cro
president obama, three stops, three states. the president will travel to ohio and end with a rally in iowa. the very state where his bid for the oval office began all those years o years ago. mitt romney, five stop, five states. he began in florida, follow stops in virginia, the president following the president in ohio. then his final day in his home away from home, new hampshire. this morning though in florida, governor romney -- capable of bringing about change. >> it comes down to...
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she's an outspoken obama supporter. in statement sheointedut i ldte w rion someone is anyway. > ann romney joked, yes, her husband does shop at costco on jay leno. >> would you say he is fgal or p? >> cheap. y >> you want to know when we leave the house? he turns off the hot water heater. you know what he forgets when we come home he eten toge ansold showers, they're not so bad. >>> ross perot is writing a book called "my book." anss size. >> did romney say class size doesn't matter. >> it didn't seem to me that class size is the key. >>> with president obama winng his lead in ohio and early voting begins there next week, today prident obam anditt mney crisscrossing that state, making five campaign appearances between them. this is day three of romney's bus tour. here he was just a short time ago in suburban columbus. >> i care about the people of america, and the difference between me and preside obama is i know whato do and i will do wt it tak to t this ecomy ing. >> i'm joining now by chris kafinas and john braybende
she's an outspoken obama supporter. in statement sheointedut i ldte w rion someone is anyway. > ann romney joked, yes, her husband does shop at costco on jay leno. >> would you say he is fgal or p? >> cheap. y >> you want to know when we leave the house? he turns off the hot water heater. you know what he forgets when we come home he eten toge ansold showers, they're not so bad. >>> ross perot is writing a book called "my book." anss size. >> did...
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the total 365 electoral votes for obama and only 173 for john mccain. barack obama won that presidential election with almost 100 electoral votes to spare. after that emotional victory on this night four years ago, the country started to appreciate what had just happened in that historic election toward what was going to happen next. now that we had barack obama as not just a candidate or as the winner, but as the next president, as the successor of two terms of george bush. >> elections have consequences. elections are not just the end of the campaign. the concession speech,s victory speech, these are the sounds of a starting pistol for what now begin. it's not just about winning a contest. we're hiring someone to start work. elections have consequences. remember? >> i earned political capital and i intend to spend it. it's my style. that's what happened after the 2000 election. i earned some capital. i earned capital in this election and i'm going to spend it. >> if bush had capital and his election had consequences, how much capital does barack obama
the total 365 electoral votes for obama and only 173 for john mccain. barack obama won that presidential election with almost 100 electoral votes to spare. after that emotional victory on this night four years ago, the country started to appreciate what had just happened in that historic election toward what was going to happen next. now that we had barack obama as not just a candidate or as the winner, but as the next president, as the successor of two terms of george bush. >> elections...
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president obama is going after young voters today. campaign co-chair and actor call pen will join me. douglas brinkley here to discuss his interview with the president in "rolling stone" magazine. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. t i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. now get a $199 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪
president obama is going after young voters today. campaign co-chair and actor call pen will join me. douglas brinkley here to discuss his interview with the president in "rolling stone" magazine. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. t i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's...
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the obama campaign has also responded. it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims sbientitled to hando and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their own lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when i have disdainfully written off half of the nation. that's exactly what mitt romney has done here with this statement behind closed doors. for months on this program, i have asked, will the real mitt romney stand up? we saw the real mitt romney. he did behind closed doors. he doesn't give a damn about those who needs assistance in this country and that we are a society, we are a country of compassion. we want to help people who are downtrodden. we want to help those who were dealt a tough deck of cards, whether it be in the economy, or whether it be health care, as of no fault of their own, or circumstances put on families that are totally out of thei
the obama campaign has also responded. it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims sbientitled to hando and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their own lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when i have disdainfully written off half of the nation. that's exactly what mitt romney has done here with this statement...
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obama is not the only politician in the hot seat. don't miss clinton making taking it to jimmy carter. >> just let people drink soda. >> and chris christie. >> i think we're going to need a bigger chair. >> it's eastwood and chair. >> next, the "snl" take on what happens when bain capital comes to town. >> after bain capital shut down the mill, i was out of work for a year. >> mitt romney and bain capital bought the text mile mill where raymond had worked for 18 years. >> next i worked for a trucker and then bain came along and bought the trucking company and bought that, too. i then got hired part time at orange julius until bain shut that company down. just that one store. at this point i said to myself, what the hell is going on here? i got a job at a shoe sign stand under an assumed name working just for tips. but bain somehow found out, bought the business, and moved it to china. >> each time raymond mccoy got a new job, mitt romney and bain capital closed down the company for the sole purpose of laying him off. >> there is much
obama is not the only politician in the hot seat. don't miss clinton making taking it to jimmy carter. >> just let people drink soda. >> and chris christie. >> i think we're going to need a bigger chair. >> it's eastwood and chair. >> next, the "snl" take on what happens when bain capital comes to town. >> after bain capital shut down the mill, i was out of work for a year. >> mitt romney and bain capital bought the text mile mill where...
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gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally. >> i'm barack obama and i party. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that guy behind the mask is one hell of a dancer. the performance is suitably entitled "obama works it." that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, your business with j.j. ramberg. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enoug
gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally....
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president obama takes the stage against mitt romney again next tuesday. he's going to have to bring more to the debate than just a little bit of excitement. certainly his problem out in colorado may continue again in a second debate. anyway, chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and a real good student of politics. and also an msnbc contributor. and joe klein is a veteran like me, a columnist for "time" magazine. joe was active, exciting, overexcited perhaps, laughed a lot, perhaps laughed to ridicule and maybe the ridicule was appropriate. putting it all together, do you agree with me he won? >> oh, yeah, i think he won. i think he gave the other side some talking points with all of his smirking and laughing and so on, although i imagine if you're in the reality-based world, it's kind of tough to just sit there and pout while the guy is, you know -- >> well said. >> -- quoting whoppers. >> what are you supposed to do in this crazy split screen world? what are you supposed to do with your face when the guy three feet from you is saying th
president obama takes the stage against mitt romney again next tuesday. he's going to have to bring more to the debate than just a little bit of excitement. certainly his problem out in colorado may continue again in a second debate. anyway, chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and a real good student of politics. and also an msnbc contributor. and joe klein is a veteran like me, a columnist for "time" magazine. joe was active, exciting, overexcited perhaps, laughed...
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vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe ♪ ♪ how do you think ♪ from jobs tell me your reason ♪ ♪ you might think you just want to vote ♪ ♪ the truth is it's really not at all ♪ ♪ blue democrats and red republicans ♪ ♪ are out trying to make a difference ♪ ♪ now you are going to help them make it ♪ ♪ vote for obama or vote for romney ♪ ♪ it's your civic duty ♪ so many around the world love democracy ♪ ♪ it's your reminder vote for somebody ♪ >> a pep rally for voter turnout. >>> what if your boss told you to vote for mitt romney or else? a group of workers are telling their workers to do just that. do you believe that? 2012? [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifica
vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe ♪ ♪ how do you think ♪ from jobs tell me your reason ♪ ♪ you might think you just want to vote ♪ ♪ the truth is it's really not at all ♪ ♪ blue democrats and red republicans ♪ ♪ are out trying to make a difference ♪ ♪ now you are going to help them make it ♪ ♪...
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this obama campaign has more than 60 campaign offices here. as far as we can tell, the romney campaign has about six. they are working more on their ground game with the internet, martin. but this is certainly a state that both candidates are hoping to hold on to, but it holds special significance for the president. >> indeed, mr. romney is now off to new hampshire, where there are also four electoral available, so this is a real battle for every single one, sint. >> reporter: tas real battle for every vote and what we're really waiting to see right now is will the president get a bounce coming off this week's convention. he gave his speech last night and then, the white house woke up to what to some extent, a disappointing jobs report. the unemployment rate ticked down, but also showed that people are exiting the worse force. the white house would push back and say some are dropping out because of retirement, leaving to have children. any way you slice it, this is not the news the white house was hoping to wake up to. they're trying to hold o
this obama campaign has more than 60 campaign offices here. as far as we can tell, the romney campaign has about six. they are working more on their ground game with the internet, martin. but this is certainly a state that both candidates are hoping to hold on to, but it holds special significance for the president. >> indeed, mr. romney is now off to new hampshire, where there are also four electoral available, so this is a real battle for every single one, sint. >> reporter: tas...
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barack obama will look good. and we've got to do everything that we can to make barack obama look bad. so despite the fact that we had a modest bipartisan transportation bill, roads, bridges, public transit pass the senate with over 70 votes, inhofe, the most conservative guy in the senate, working with barbara boxer, we can't get that bill moving in the house of representatives. so if you're asking me why, i would say hundred percent political. if it's good for america, if it creates jobs, if it's good for barack obama, we can't do it. >> now, some republicans say and some people say didn't we do infrastructure a couple years ago? you heard a lot in the stimulus we had done infrastructure. how come we have all of this outstanding -- >> because we ignored the needs for a long, long, time. yeah, we did put infrastructure in the state of vermont but we need money for the other 49 states as well. it's not only roads, bridges, water systems, it's mass transportation. it is rail. china is building high-speed rail all
barack obama will look good. and we've got to do everything that we can to make barack obama look bad. so despite the fact that we had a modest bipartisan transportation bill, roads, bridges, public transit pass the senate with over 70 votes, inhofe, the most conservative guy in the senate, working with barbara boxer, we can't get that bill moving in the house of representatives. so if you're asking me why, i would say hundred percent political. if it's good for america, if it creates jobs, if...
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second, when he crafted obama care, he took it out of the medicare fund and into the obama plan to fund that. the only one who has cut medicare by $700 billion is the vice president. the only one to save it is the president. i think we're going to do very well on this, both substantively and politically. on the political front, when you look at 2010, both during that general election and then in the subsequent special election, our candidates that went out there and who made an articulate case as to what our plan was to ensure that it has preserved and protected for seniors to come beyond 2024 were widely protected. people in this country understand that we have problems and they want politicians to go out there and put real solutions in place, which is exactly what mitt romney and paul ryan will do. >> sean, ryan is know well in the media not just across the country just yet. he has searched in washington, as we look at his record, nearly all of his experience is inside the beltway. here's what he said at a campaign rally over the weekend. take a listen. >> we feel, as your fellow citi
second, when he crafted obama care, he took it out of the medicare fund and into the obama plan to fund that. the only one who has cut medicare by $700 billion is the vice president. the only one to save it is the president. i think we're going to do very well on this, both substantively and politically. on the political front, when you look at 2010, both during that general election and then in the subsequent special election, our candidates that went out there and who made an articulate case...
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their candidate is president obama 51% to 44%. at the same time voters asked about who is best on the economy, president obama wins it 43-38. neither gets 19%. >> rubble is exactly what it is for the labor unions. this is a real wake up call. as far as the numbers for president obama, if he gets outspent in wisconsin, the poll numbers are about as secure as a snow flake. i believe this is a wake up call to the democratic progressive establishment in this country. this is one of the reasons why our team has been on since day one. this is the petri dish and the template. more to come and the democrats have to figure out how to combat it. >> if you look at the break down, walker won men and barrett won women and barrett won liberals. the democrats if they are going to win have to win by much larger margins. they have to win big. >> that hits the nail on the head. all these data points are throwing tens of millions into a race and skew the balance. the final figures at least two days ago, 45.6 million and this is a post citizens unite
their candidate is president obama 51% to 44%. at the same time voters asked about who is best on the economy, president obama wins it 43-38. neither gets 19%. >> rubble is exactly what it is for the labor unions. this is a real wake up call. as far as the numbers for president obama, if he gets outspent in wisconsin, the poll numbers are about as secure as a snow flake. i believe this is a wake up call to the democratic progressive establishment in this country. this is one of the...
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vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe ♪ ♪ how do you think ♪ from jobs tell me your reason ♪ ♪ you might think you just want to vote ♪ ♪ the truth is it's really not at all ♪ ♪ blue democrats and red republicans ♪ ♪ are out trying to make a difference ♪ ♪ now you are going to help them make it ♪ ♪ vote for obama or vote for romney ♪ ♪ it's your civic duty ♪ so many around the world love democracy ♪ ♪ it's your reminder vote for somebody ♪ >> a pep rally for voter turnout. >>> what if your boss told you to vote for mitt romney or else? a group of workers are telling their workers to do just that. do you believe that? 2012? ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh
vote for obama, vote for obama, vote for somebody or vote for romney. that's what a group of harlem fourth graders are calling for in their viral call to get out to vote all to the tune of "call me maybe ♪ ♪ how do you think ♪ from jobs tell me your reason ♪ ♪ you might think you just want to vote ♪ ♪ the truth is it's really not at all ♪ ♪ blue democrats and red republicans ♪ ♪ are out trying to make a difference ♪ ♪ now you are going to help them make it ♪ ♪...
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>> of course not. >> not only he says it died on obama's watch. >> the fact of the matter is obama did go to that plant -- >> let's go over this. i very much talked about a member of my family worked for the debt commission. i look and say he should have done it. i may have been wrong. somebody should have -- and beat you there. ryan said that basically about the president wednesday night. i thought it was a tough charge. he never pointed out useful information. he was on the -- >> it was the president's debt commission and one thing about paul ryan. he passed the budget, he stand up, stepped up to his responsibilities as budget chairman and got a budget passed twice. t the president walked way -- >> how about if a ship sank and one blamed the other and never mentioned oh, i also left the ship before it sank. >> the two budgets that paul ryan passed, they had the very same medicare cuts that paul ryan now criticizes the president for and while they talk about balancing the budget -- >> they've got a $4.3 billion tax cut that's not paid for. >> let's take a look at some of ryan -- here
>> of course not. >> not only he says it died on obama's watch. >> the fact of the matter is obama did go to that plant -- >> let's go over this. i very much talked about a member of my family worked for the debt commission. i look and say he should have done it. i may have been wrong. somebody should have -- and beat you there. ryan said that basically about the president wednesday night. i thought it was a tough charge. he never pointed out useful information. he was...
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obama, barack obama. we heard a bit of information, but it was clear you wanted to make sure barack obama, barack obama, barack obama was the problem. i think going into this speech and all of these speeches, it's more so about moving forward and helping people than focusing in on the opponent and using his name, so they can keep their little bit of edge in some states that he has. >> ron and april, stay with me. i want to bring in governor jack markle. are people better off? >> of course we were. people were losing hundreds of jobs every single month. now we're gaining 29 straight months. we need to do better. the first is the first person to say we need to do better. b, make sure people understand there's an incredible difference in approach. >> does that by its very nature make it sound like a very qualified left, and why somebody like martin o'malley set no. >> the fact is 29 straight months of job growth, over 4 million jobs created. that being said, at the end of the bush administration, the first f
obama, barack obama. we heard a bit of information, but it was clear you wanted to make sure barack obama, barack obama, barack obama was the problem. i think going into this speech and all of these speeches, it's more so about moving forward and helping people than focusing in on the opponent and using his name, so they can keep their little bit of edge in some states that he has. >> ron and april, stay with me. i want to bring in governor jack markle. are people better off? >> of...
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obama was wrong. indeed, if you look back at romney's 2008 op-ed, he argued against the bailout but he argued for a managed bankruptcy with federal guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing so a federal loan guarantee for the post-financing bankruptcy is government help. >> they tangled over test scores. governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to put in education principles that focused on great teachers in the classroom. >> ten years earlier. >> that was what allowed us to become the number one state in the nation. >> but that was ten years before you took office. >> absolutely. >> and then you cut education coming in to office. >> was it before he took office and did he cut education spending? >> yes. actually, the law that's largely credited with those great test scores for fourth and eighth graders is 1993 education law that emphasized test scores and increased fu
obama was wrong. indeed, if you look back at romney's 2008 op-ed, he argued against the bailout but he argued for a managed bankruptcy with federal guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing so a federal loan guarantee for the post-financing bankruptcy is government help. >> they tangled over test scores. governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to...
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and by this afternoon the obama campaign was up with this video. mitt romney has millions invested in o. shore tax havens. he says it doesn't mean he's avoiding u.s. taxes. >> i have not saved one dollar by having an investment somewhere outside this country. >> there was no reduction, not one dollar reduction in taxes by virtue of having an account in switzerland or a cayman island investment. the dollars of taxes remain exactly the same. >> but that's not true. according to a new report from "the new york times" romney avoided taxes through investments in offshore tax havens. mitt romney avoided paying his fair share. what else is he hiding? >>> joining me now, david k johnston author of the new book, "the fine print" and karen finney. david k. johnstone, the times got tax experts to look at the tax returns and some documents they obtained from bain from this new report today. what did we learn? >> well, the cayman islands 4 hundred years ago was a hang out for pirates now it's a hang out for tax pirates. instead of a buried map of where the tres
and by this afternoon the obama campaign was up with this video. mitt romney has millions invested in o. shore tax havens. he says it doesn't mean he's avoiding u.s. taxes. >> i have not saved one dollar by having an investment somewhere outside this country. >> there was no reduction, not one dollar reduction in taxes by virtue of having an account in switzerland or a cayman island investment. the dollars of taxes remain exactly the same. >> but that's not true. according to...
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obama angry and describing him as having an accent. it's not subtle but i'm sure they think it's great politics. so tonight has been an unsettled big night. tomorrow night is going to make tomorrow look like a traffic camera on a desert highway. i'll be here in new york. chris matthews will be in denver.
obama angry and describing him as having an accent. it's not subtle but i'm sure they think it's great politics. so tonight has been an unsettled big night. tomorrow night is going to make tomorrow look like a traffic camera on a desert highway. i'll be here in new york. chris matthews will be in denver.
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obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement no matter the cost to the economy or american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single most important political goal along with every active republican in the country. >> in all the issues we have about last night, a lot of journalists have with what was said in this convention especially by paul ryan in his speech was this claim that they were with obama from the beginning. they were rooting for this guy from the sidelines hoping to cooperate with him. yet we know romney was running for president again from the day he lost last time. it's on the record he wasn't rooting for him. and mitch mcconnell was saying i'm going to
obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement no matter the cost to the economy or american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single most...
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what is michelle obama's job tonight? >> it's to simply humanize her husband and build on the high like ability score for him. the first lady has appalachin a rating of nine points higher than her husband. so her job hands down is to just make him seem like a family man. >> doesn't he already have that reputation? as you said, people love her. they definitely like him in comparison to barack obama. mark halperin says she'll actually have a couple of things here. middle class and military families. she'll talk not just about the president's life, raised by a single mom with a grandmother who got up early, went to her job at a think about a, but that he's the person who understands what working class americans need. is that what she should be doing? >> all our polling shows that people think the economy is not actually doing that well and they're worried about the president and the economy. what they like about him is they view him as caring and they view him as cariing about understanding their problems much more than mitt
what is michelle obama's job tonight? >> it's to simply humanize her husband and build on the high like ability score for him. the first lady has appalachin a rating of nine points higher than her husband. so her job hands down is to just make him seem like a family man. >> doesn't he already have that reputation? as you said, people love her. they definitely like him in comparison to barack obama. mark halperin says she'll actually have a couple of things here. middle class and...
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and it is obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. >> governor romney kept details of his plans to kill med care secret. but today, in his last speech before he accepts the democratic nominaon on thursday, president obama put his plans on the table. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas. on thursday might i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you. on thursday night, i will offer what i believe is a better path forward. you can choose their path, tax cuts to folks that already made it, or you can choose my plan. i want to keep taxes low for every american who is out there still trying to make it. governor romney's promised that he would overturn obama care on his first day in office. maybe we should call his plan romney doesn't care. but i do care. and this law is here to stay. we are not going to refight the battles we have already fought over the last four years. we are not goin
and it is obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. >> governor romney kept details of his plans to kill med care secret. but today, in his last speech before he accepts the democratic nominaon on thursday, president obama put his plans on the table. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas. on thursday might i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you. on...
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. >> president obama has worked hard. he deserves four more years in the white house. >> osama is dead, general motors is alive. >> i support president obama, and i came all the way from oklahoma to prove it. >> all these oklahoma people. >> we're representing. >> we're going to go right back. we'll be right back with more. welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> i'm hampton pearson with cnbc market wrap. stocks soar to multiyear highs. dow surges 244 points. s&p jumps 28. nasdaq rises 66. investors cheered the european central bank's agreement on a new bond buying program. on the economic front, applications for first time jobless claims dropped by a stronger than expected 12,000 last week. and private businesses added more than 200,000 jobs to payrolls in august, according to adp. that's
. >> president obama has worked hard. he deserves four more years in the white house. >> osama is dead, general motors is alive. >> i support president obama, and i came all the way from oklahoma to prove it. >> all these oklahoma people. >> we're representing. >> we're going to go right back. we'll be right back with more. welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the...
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. >> to this obama hell scape. don't with you wish you could go back to where you came from. >> is she a foreign baby? maybe she did a trimester abroad? hello, foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt romney's world today. it was a chance for him to get on television without having to answer questions about what he said at that fundraiser. he got that chance through the magic of time travel. also known in the tv world as a pretaped interview. >> so as you know, we have a huge show today. >> yes. >> we taped an incredible interview with pr
. >> to this obama hell scape. don't with you wish you could go back to where you came from. >> is she a foreign baby? maybe she did a trimester abroad? hello, foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is...